Scrappy Signature Block for Maureen

A scrappy sawtooth star for Maureen. Hope you like it! Signature blocks are not my specialty, but this is only the second one I've made. The first one I tried to sign in a "traditional" way, which is nothing like my actual signature--if anything, it looked like how I signed my name in the fourth grade! Whatever it looked like, it felt inauthentic. So for Maureen, I just wrote my name the way I would, the way I do for my own quilt labels. Though I resisted the urge to write it really huge in the middle of that big white space!

MEETING SATURDAY!

Hope to see you all Saturday at 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Details are here

Please bring your CHERRYWOOD CHALLENGE BLOCKS to the meeting,

 

IF you are not able to make it

PLEASE  MAIL the blocks to me ASAP

so we have them to play with. - Victoria

Bring:

one show and tell object so we can get to know you.

your lunch, 

(drinks are provided)

Bring a pillow if you want... We're running out of chairs and pillows... 

Perhaps that should be our next challenge! LOL!

Want to become a member?

click here!

February Cherrywood Challenge

Just about ready for the meeting this Saturday. I always look forward to our meetings. The days leading up remind me of getting ready to go back to school.

So here is my Cherrywood.

Signature Block for Maureen

Almost a year ago, my mom and I went to a friendship quilt exhibit in the next county. There were amazing quilts that have stood the test of time. The many photos I took that day served as inspiration for this month's block. I have lots of blue scraps, so I used 16 different patterns to make the 32 HST.

NYC Mod Bee - Signature Block (January 2012)

I just completed my signature block for Maureen!  I decided to "make" fabric and use one of the great tutorials on the 15 Minutes Play site.  I chose the Square in a Star tutorial and had a lot of fun making it:

Scraptastic!  I love all of the other blocks that have been posted on the blog, and I can't wait to start February's block.  :)

February Mod Bee

I've been having so much fun with the Bee blocks so far, I almost forgot it was my turn! Thanks to all the great inspiration and directions, I had a hard time deciding what I wanted.

But....I had this Alexander Henry multicultural kids fabric that just makes me smile--cute and strange all at the same time!

So I've cut out a different "kid" for each person to create a log cabin block:

• 12.5" block

• Log cabin--wonky or straight, even or uneven, centered or off-center, number of strips, your choice

• Use your kid as the starting rectangle

• Include at least a small amount of the other fabric I'm sending

• Scrappy, brights and odd colors

I'm not too particular on the log cabin-ness of the block, as long as it's in that general family....piece in extra bits or improv as you wish. I made a couple of blocks as examples, above.

I love combinations of different kinds of fabrics.
Let your kid's nationality inspire your choices (like Hawaiian florals for the Hawaiian girl block, western fabrics for the cowboy) OR just let color be your guide.
Please feel free to play around with this...!

P.S. I mailed this to our non-local Bee members, but will bring the rest to our meeting next Saturday! Yay!

December & January Bee Blocks

Ok, I got a little behind with the holidays and then just kept forgetting to post this. I put together a wonky star with straight postage stamps for Helen for our December bee. Hope you like it!



Maureen asked for a signature block and gave us a white print fabric to use. I played with some half square triangles and a spot for my name. I really had fun pulling fabrics for this! Enjoy!

Suzanne's Starz

This wonderful Star block came in the mail today. I love the way these twinkly stars fit together among the evergreens. They will be perfect in my Holiday quilt. Thanks, Suzanne!!!

Bee Block for Maureen

Hope this signature block will work in your quilt, Maureen.

Lucky 13 Catch-Up

I've got a backlog of Lucky 13 Bee Blocks to share with you all. First up a tree for Daniela, based on a tutorial I found here.

Next  up is a Rocky Road to Kansas block for Karen. This one was a challenge for me since the majority of my scraps are red, brown and black, the three banned colours! That's what happens when you keep making quilts with the same colour palette, I guess. This was also my first time paper piecing and I really enjoyed it! I also liked the accidental fussy cutting that happened with the ducks and the dog, hopefully they aren't too childish.

 

And finally, a block for Chris, hopefully incorporating the greens, a curve, a hint of black and a dash of red from my scrap pile. This was my first time piecing a curve and I made use of Victoria's Waverunner Quilt tutorial to help me figure out what to do. Steam was my friend.

Now I'm ready for whatever February and Ellen throw at me!

For Chris

This is the Lucky 13 Bee block for Chris. Lovely greens with a bit of black, one

hot and a gentle curve. It was a fun block to make, although a bit of a challenge

for me to keep it simple! Thanks, Chris - I hope you like it.

Ellen

Quilt happenings

LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE
MUSEUM

82 Quilts from former Esprit Collection featured in ART OF THE QUILT

Preview Reception & Dinner March 13; Public Exhibition March 14-18, 2012

Lancaster Pennsylvania, 1.18.12: 

For the very first time since

this collection made its public debut in 1990 at the Fine Arts

Museum of San Francisco, visitors will experience ALL 82

historic masterworks of American quilt making selected from

the world renowned Esprit Collection of Amish quilts. These

superb works, acknowledged masterpieces of design and

needlework, were made between 1870 and 1950 by the

Amish women in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The exhibition will be presented in the

Beaux-Arts inspired LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM, 37 North Market Street

Lancaster PA, for one week only—March 13-18, 2012.

A preview reception of this weeklong exhibit will be held

Tuesday, March 13, beginning at 5pm. The historic evening

promises a fabulous reception with hors d´oeuvres and

signature drinks in the lobby followed by guided tours of the

exhibition. Limited seating is also available for an exclusive

evening dinner with original Esprit curator, Julie Silber, one

of the world’s most respected quilt experts. Dinner begins

at 7:30pm.

“The work of Amish
quilt makers in
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania,
between about 1870
and 1950 was one of
the finest aesthetic
forms in America."

ROBERT HUGHES, ART CRITIC &

HISTORIAN

Public exhibit admission and curatorial tours will be available at the museum Wednesday

through Sunday March 14-18, during the week that American Quilter’s Society hosts its annual show at the Lancaster County Convention Center—just one block away.

LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM exhibit hours will be 9am to 7pm Wednesday

through Saturday, and Noon to 5pm on Sunday. An eclectic array of live music will

highlight the museum’s exhibit experience during evenings and Sunday afternoon.

Thursday evening admission also includes a reception with Lancaster County’s Bed &

ART OF THE QUILT at the LANCASTER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM will be presented by

WILLOW VALLEY RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES. Proceeds from this special full-

collection exhibit will benefit “SAVE LANCASTER’S QUILTS: Preservation for Today &

Tomorrow,” a campaign for the care of the museum’s quilt collection and an endowment

with the Lancaster County Community Foundation that will assist in providing a home for

the artifacts in Lancaster County. For advanced tickets and information, email

info@lancasterheritage.com or call 717.299.6440.

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM Just two days ago, the revitalized AFAM opened a new exhibition in celebration of its 50th anniversary, Jubilation/Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined. The exhibition highlights important and highly recognized artists in the Museum's collection, and there are two marvelous quilts to see.

TEXTILE STUDY GROUP EXHIBITIONS CROSSING LINES: THE MANY FACES OF FIBER has 58 pieces on view through Feb. 19, 2012; and 9 x 9 x 3: NEW VISIONS is an exhibition of 52 works of fiber art created to fit inside 9" x 9" x 3" boxes and is on view from Jan. 25 to Mar. 2, 2012.

Maureen's Bee Block

A Signature Bee Block for Maureen!

I hope you like it Maureen!

Snowflake for Helen

When Helen asked for "holiday" blocks, I immediately thought of snow, which is what I associate all the winter holidays with. Even if we haven't seen any yet this year (though I did see some flakes falling yesterday)! So in wishing for a little holiday snow, I made this big snowflake for her, who has a whole blizzard now with her snowballs for the Two's Company bee.

My low-contrast block is based on this quilt from The Buggy Barn--though theirs is much better, and I would love to make that whole quilt one day. In the meantime, I can't wait to see how this works with all the other lovely holiday blocks everyone has made for Helen!

Two interesting shows!

Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown, NJ 07960

973.971.3700 (phone) 
973.538.0154 (fax)

E-mail us: info@morrismuseum.org.

Rocky Road to Karen, or Kansas

Here's your very rocky block Karen . . . hope you like it!

What an itch that paper piecing is!

I Am Iron [Wo]man!

This lady from 1908 on Wikipedia has a much better iron than I currently do.

I have an equipment question that only you fine folks could help me out with!

Do you love your iron? If so, why? If not, why not? Do you have a dream iron on your wish list?

I know that Jessica digs her T-Fal, and Victoria recommends her Oliso, but what about everyone else? Do tell!

I've got a cheapie drugstore iron that's almost 10 years old, and was spitty and unreliable right out of the box, so I'm overdue for a new one, and I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Modern Quilt Show

Does anyone remember the mention of a "new" show coming up this year where we could try to enter a modern quilt? I haven't seen any posting for entries, and was wondering if/how I could try to submit a quilt. Thanks for whatever info you might have.

See you all 2/5

Chris' Lucky Bee Block

Here's your block, Chris.... a bit strong with my Hot "accent piece" but you didn't specify how much... I think you'll have a great collection when everyone's done. I photo-ed the block this way, but you may want to switch it to be "horizontal"... whatever works in your design scheme.

A tree for Helen

I finally finished my Bee Block for Helen.

I had to make a tipsy tree!

It's going in the mail tomorrow Helen,

hope you like it.

Lucky 13 Bee, January

Happy New Year Everyone!

Wow, Margaret, you are on the ball, having already made and posted a block for me! I love it!

Hopefully everyone received my packet and request . . . if not, please contact me!

This is what I asked for: 9 ½ inch block

Greens + one hot + smidge of black + gentle curve

Please use the green fabrics I have provided and add from your stash one hot color (pink, red, or orange). Can be any print or solid.

Please include 1 (or more) amorphous curve. Nothing geometric like ¼ or ½ circles.

Please return any scraps so that I can include them on the back of the quilt.

Thanks! Hope everyone starts the new year off happy and healthy!

Lucky 13 Bee 2

Loved this challenge!

My first block in 2012.

Happy New Year, Chris!